near the Southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.

接近阿帕拉契山脈南端。

Atlanta is the center of a sprawling metropolitan area

亞特蘭大是這座擴展中大都會區的中心，

of five and a half million people, and growing!

擁有 550 萬人口，而且仍持續增加當中！

Atlanta's downtown is over there on the horizon,

亞特蘭大的市中心沿著地平線顯而易見，

but the rest of the city is a little harder to see.

但城市的其他區域卻不太容易看到，

It's under all those trees!

因為全都被樹木遮住了！

Atlanta is blessed with such a thick, continuous canopy of greenery,

亞特蘭大擁有得天獨厚的茂盛蓊鬱綠意覆蓋，

it's often referred to as, 'the city in a forest!'

就像人們常說的，這是座「森林中的城市」！

Journey through the city's past at the Atlanta History Center;

造訪亞特蘭大歷史中心，瞭解這座城市的過往，

from the city's beginnings as a railway terminal in 1837,

從 1837 年成為鐵路轉運樞紐開始，

and through the plantation era to the American Civil War

到移民開墾時期，再到美國內戰時期，

when the city was almost completely burnt to the ground.

當時的戰火幾乎將整座城市夷為平地。

The museum holds one of the largest collections

這間博物館收藏了全國數一數二豐富的

of Civil War memorabilia in the country;

南北戰爭紀念文物，

but it's not all flags and cannons,

但其館藏並非只有旗幟和大砲，

many exhibits focus on the human cost of this terrible conflict.

許多展品更著重於展現人類在這場衝突中所付出的可怕代價。

Over time the city rebuilt, and boomed.

與時推移，城市得以重建並蓬勃發展，

First the freeways came,

首先是高速公路的開通，

and then the Civil Rights era

而後在民權運動時期，

when Atlanta took the front seat in the drive towards racial equality,

亞特蘭大更擔任推動種族平等的先驅者，

earning it the title, 'the city too busy to hate'.

因而被譽為「忙得沒有時間仇恨的城市」。

In 1996 the city lit up again, this time for the Centennial Olympic Games.

1996 年的百周年奧運盛會讓這座城市再度發光發亮，

Atlanta got all gussied-up and was presented to the world,

亞特蘭大在世人眼前精彩紛呈，

and it just gets more graceful with every passing season.

並隨著時間過去更加優雅迷人。

Atlanta today is a dynamic centre of innovation and investment.

如今，這座城市是創新與投資重鎮，充滿蓬勃活力。

Two of its leading corporations are also major tourist attractions.

這裡的兩大龍頭企業也成為主要旅遊景點，

Go behind the scenes at CNN's global headquarters

造訪 CNN 全球總部，跟隨導覽人員的腳步，

by taking a guided tour through the television network

見識這家 24 小時新聞先驅

which pioneered 24 hour news.

電視台的幕後工作情形。

Nearby, you can learn some ~ but not all ~ of the secrets

附近的另一家企業，還可讓您一窺

behind another little home-grown product.

某項當地產品的部分祕密。

At the World of Coca Cola,

可口可樂每年生產超過十億加侖的可樂，

travel along a bottling-line and though the 125 year history

來到可口可樂世界，可參觀自動裝瓶生產線，

of a company that produces over a billion gallons of cola every year.

並瞭解這家公司長達 125 年的悠久歷史。

Right next door and containing 10 million gallons of water,

毗鄰而居的喬治亞水族館，水槽儲水量高達一千萬加侖，

is the Georgia Aquarium ~ one of the world's largest!

是全世界最大的水族館之一！

The aquarium features six exhibits,

水族館內共有六大展區，

from cold-water displays featuring Beluga Whales

包括展示白鯨的冷水區，還有可和魟魚、螃蟹與海星等生物

to touch-tanks featuring rays, crabs and star fish.

近距離接觸的水族箱，

But by far the biggest attraction is a massive saltwater tank,

不過最引人注目的還是超巨型鹹水槽「遨遊海洋」，

the Ocean Voyager, where you can actually swim with Whale Sharks.

遊客可以實際體驗與鯨鯊共遊之趣。

Atlanta is a city filled with architecture

亞特蘭大市中林立充滿南方風格與優雅情懷的建築，

synonymous with Southern style and grace,

但若要體驗 1920 年代縱情享樂的真實感受，

but for a taste of pure 1920s indulgence, step into the Fabulous Fox!

就不能錯過福克斯劇院！

Like a vision from Arabian Nights,

彷彿天方夜譚中的景象，

the Fox Theater features a ceiling embedded with more stars

福克斯劇院的天花板鑲有無數星星，

than a moonless night in Georgia.

滿天星斗更勝於喬治亞州沒有月光的夜晚。

Atlanta has long been an arts-loving community.

亞特蘭大一向是藝術熱愛者的聚居地。

One of the world's greatest stories ~ Gone With The Wind ~

史上最偉大著作之一《飄》

was written and set here.

就是誕生於此，且以此地作為故事背景。

Visit the humble apartment where novelist Margaret Mitchell once lived

走訪小說作者瑪格麗特‧米歇爾的故居， 這是她在贏得普立茲獎並轟動全世界之前，

and worked before her Pulitzer Prize winning novel set the world on fire.

曾經居住過的簡樸平凡公寓。

While Atlanta's favorite novelist dreamed of bestsellers,

亞特蘭大最受喜愛的小說家實現了暢銷書夢想，

one Atlanta son dared to voice the shared dream

而另一位亞特蘭大之子則勇於為數百萬非裔美國人發聲，

of millions of African Americans ~ equality!

提倡人權平等理想，

The Martin Luther King Junior Historic Site

馬丁路德‧金恩博士紀念館

celebrates the journey of one of history's most inspiring men.

讓人們緬懷這位史上最啟迪人心者的人生歷程。

Visit the civil rights leader's humble birthplace,

造訪這位人權運動領袖質樸無華的出生地、

the museum dedicated to his achievements,

這座向其致敬的紀念館，

and the Baptist Church where he once preached, and now lays at eternal rest.

以及他曾經在此宣揚人權理念、且長眠於此的浸信會教堂。

Step a little further back in time

在佛恩堡自然歷史博物館

at the Fernburg Museum of Natural History

和鄰近的科學中心裡

and the adjacent Science Center,

回溯過去，

which examines history and science from the Big Bang

探討從宇宙大爆炸

to more contemporary times.

到較近代的歷史與科學知識。

If you prefer your animals a little more active,

若想要看些活生生的動物，

head over to Zoo Atlanta where a fabulous collection of Giant Pandas,

可前往亞特蘭大動物園，

Gorillas, Giraffes and Rhinos awaits.

那裡有貓熊、大猩猩、長頸鹿和犀牛等各種動物在等著您。

For a different kind of wildlife,

若想體驗特別的狂野生活，

spend an hour or two exploring the vintage emporiums and bars

可以花一、兩個小時逛逛小五星區的復古商店和酒吧，

in Little Five Points, one of Atlanta's many diverse neighborhoods.

這裡是亞特蘭大眾多別具特色的區域之一。

Atlanta wears its gracious parks like a Southern Belle's ball-gown.

優美的公園讓亞特蘭大更添魅力，就像南方美人身上穿的禮服，

Cool off in Centennial Olympic Park near the city's downtown,

鄰近市中心的百年奧林匹克公園，是愜意漫步的好去處，

or stretch out and rest awhile in midtown's Piedmont Park.

或可前往市區的派德蒙公園小憩片刻。

But for the best views of all, head East to Stone Mountain Park.

但如果要飽覽最棒的景色，絕不能錯過城市東邊的石山公園，

Take the scenic train around the 5-mile circumference

搭乘路程約五英哩的觀光小火車，

of the world's largest exposed granite monolith.

繞行這座世界上最大的裸露花崗岩巨石一周，

Then mosey on up to the summit via the hiking trail

然後沿著登山步道或搭乘登頂纜車上山，

or on the Summit Skyride cable car.

漫步於石山頂峰。

There it is again, Atlanta, Georgia,

再看一眼喬治亞州亞特蘭大市，

sitting pretty under all those trees. Waiting, to be discovered.

她就美麗地端坐在那些蒼鬱綠樹之下，等待著您前來探索。